Population:

95,772,462 (1996)

 

Location:

Located immediately south of the United States

 

Area:

1,972,550 sq km

 

Language:

Spanish

 

Literacy:

89.6% (by definition, total population age 15 or older)

 

Compulsory Education:

9 years (ages 6-14)

 

Currency:

Peso

Source: World Fact Book, 1996 (CIA)

This country profile was developed by WES with funding from the Government of Ontario.

Revised: 05/06/2004
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